Darts icon Phil Taylor drops large names dealing with ‘career-ending’ process at PDC Worlds
Darts legend Phil Taylor admitted {that a} former world champion faces a ‘career-ending’ Paddy Power World Darts Championships.
The sixteen-time world champ revealed his fears for a few of the older gamers within the sport forward of Ally Pally which contains a host of latest names and a brand new in-form favorite for the Sid Waddell trophy – Luke Humphries.
One of the gamers specifically that Taylor has issues over going into the event is two-time world champion Peter Wright, who has had a 12 months to overlook on the tour. ‘Snakebite’s’ 12 months began poorly as he completed all-time low of the Premier League – the place he was the one participant to not a win an evening.
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Wright’s 12 months did ultimately convey a title after he landed the European Championship in October – beating James Wade within the remaining – however Taylor fears that it won’t be sufficient to maintain his spot amongst the elite ought to he undergo a poor World Championships.
Speaking to OLBG, Taylor stated: “There are a few players now defending a lot of money. I say career-ending, it’s going to be difficult to get back up to say the top rankings. Peter Wright is defending five hundred thousand. He needs to do well, and I’m sure Peter will.”
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“But there’s a few players who are clinging on. Mervyn King, fifty thousand pounds defending, and I don’t think he’s in the World Championship, so that’s going to drop his rankings down. When I say career-ending, that’s a bit over the top really. But it’s going to drop them down the rankings a lot. And, also, it’ll affect them to earn their money on the tournament side.”
While Wright will likely be at Ally Pally to defend his winnings from 2022, with the PDC Order of Merit counting winnings from throughout the earlier two years, former World Championship semi-finalist King didn’t qualify and can seemingly see his rank as fortieth on the planet drop.
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Wright begins his event on Wednesday, December 20, as he takes on the winner of Jim Williams and Norman Madhoo. Should ‘Snakebite’ want to make the semi-final he might need to get previous former world champions Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price and Raymond van Barneveld in a tricky quarter that additionally comprises 11-time main winner James Wade and UK Open champ Andrew Gilding.